Kununurra’s only suppliers of local vegetables are hanging up their shovels, but Oria Orchards owners Chris and Dianne Robinson will continue selling their famous grapefruit juice at the Saturday markets.
Sarah Crawford
You know the dry season has arrived in the East Kimberley when hundreds of swimmers squeeze into their speedos to take a dip with about 35,000 freshwater crocodiles in the Lake Argyle Swim.
More than $200,000 will be needed to repair a car-sized sinkhole that appeared in front of stunned motorists on Lake Argyle Road in January.
A $25,000 reward is up for grabs to whoever can provide information leading to the conviction of suspected arsonists who lit three fires in Broome at the weekend.
Cain Andrews
A 59-year-old Broome man has been charged with money laundering and drug offences after police allegedly found over 3kg of cannabis and more than $95,000 in cash while executing a search warrant.
The Broome community came together at Bedford Memorial Park on April 25 to honour Anzac Day with a moving dawn service.
Round one of the 2025 East Kimberley Football League season kicked off with a bang, as the Ord River Magpies, Port Wyndham Crocs and Kununurra Demons women recorded strong wins to open their campaigns.
Four shared pathways linking key areas of Broome improving connectivity for residents and visitors are set to be built after the Shire of Broome secured $2.6m in WA Bicycle Network Grants Program funding.
A nine-goal haul from Hall’s Creek resident Brendan Tingey helped Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault to their second win of the SWFL season on Saturday, with the Lions beating Collie by 36 points.
Josh Kempton
The West Kimberley Football League’s 2025 women’s season opened with a hard-fought contest between Cable Beach and Broome Towns at Father McMahon Oval on Saturday, April 26.
While the Coalition has vowed to reinstate the 80:20 road funding split for regional and remote areas, the Albanese Government is holding the line on a 50:50 model.
Against the backdrop of yet another stunning East Kimberley sunrise, hundreds of people gathered across the region to pay tribute to the service of generations of Australian soldiers at Anzac Day dawn services.
Round one of the 2025 West Kimberley Football League season kicked off with a bang, with a fiery rematch of the 2024 grand final lighting up Father McMahon Oval on Saturday, April 26.
Driven by a desire to honour the sacrifices of those who served, two students from Broome Senior High School have left for Japan as part of the 2025 Premier’s Anzac Tour.
Hundreds of Broome residents gathered at Bedford Memorial Park on Anzac Day before the crack of dawn to honour Australian and New Zealand soldiers who have fought and died in conflicts across the globe.
Derby’s abattoir is set to be sold, with a decision by the WA Supreme Court clearing the way for the acquisition of Yeeda Pastoral Company and Kimberley Meat Company by Canadian investment firm AIMco.
Halls Creek children and their carers dived into free water safety classes learning vital skills thanks to Royal Life Saving WA.
Kimberley shires say they need $11.5 million for public CCTV infrastructure with a recently published audit finding 38 per cent of cameras were out of order.
The cost of living, housing and education were on the top of Broome residents’ minds on April 24 as they flocked to cast their votes early ahead of the May 3 Federal election.
A Gingin man has been charged with sexually assaulting three women during a gathering after a night out at a pub at the weekend in Broome.
Youths in stolen cars caused havoc in Halls Creek over the Easter long weekend, with at least three vehicles stolen over four days.
A 38-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 39-year-old woman in Mowanjum Aboriginal Community near Derby on Easter Sunday, April 20.
The Gibb River Road between Mount Barnett and Pentecost River has been shut due to flooding after ex-tropical cyclone Errol made landfall at the weekend.
Halls Creek experienced a 75 per cent increase in family violence incidents last year, reaching an all time high of 589 offences of violent or threatening behaviour reported to police.
